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Chaos and protests over Uber rank at Adelaide Airport

There has been widespread disruption and confusion for passengers at Adelaide Airport as taxi drivers protest against Uber offering its services there. The airport announced yesterday that it reached a deal to allow ride-sharing services to collect people from the terminal, ending a monopoly by the taxi industry. But with most taxi drivers refusing to accept fares, weary passengers are being left stranded and told to catch buses or find other transport.




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Tiwi Island Sistagirls say same-sex marriage postal vote a 'waste' in Indigenous communities

The Tiwi Island Sistagirls say the upcoming same-sex marriage postal vote could be a waste of time in their community because people there are not familiar with the process.



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Pirate Blockade!

CJ looks into Australia's new blockade of copyright-infringing websites, and a smartphone film festival.



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Kirra Pendergast and Sam Wortelhock talk about their social media project







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Parliament House construction milestones and their symbols to help form new display

Three objects carefully preserved at Parliament House tell the story of its construction and will form part of a new display.




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I'll Put A Girdle Round About The Earth to grace Art Deco exhibition at National Gallery

A 1933 painting that was made for a Melbourne mural is about to go on show in a new Australian Art Deco exhibition.




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Rare painting by 19th-century female recreational artist acquired by National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery acquires a rare painting of colonial life by a 19th-century mother of six who enjoyed recreational art.



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Caltex slammed by Fair Work Ombudsman for widespread breaches of workplace laws

The Fair Work Ombudsman releases a report revealing widespread breaches of workplace laws by Caltex franchisees.




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Silent film star Louise Lovely's 1916 fan letter and photos acquired by National Archive

The National Film and Sound Archive acquires photos and a letter sent to fans by silent movie star Louise Lovely.





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Former Australian deputy PM Tim Fischer says government needs to investigate sending Northern irrigated fodder by rail to drought affected areas in SE




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Giant photographic panels on show for first time to celebrate Parliament House's 30th birthday

Nine photographic panels, so large that they've never been displayed in public until now, depict the construction of Parliament House in Canberra 30 years ago.



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Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein launched international empire from Australia in 1902

Helena Rubinstein began her career in Victoria at the turn of the 20th century, and when she died she left a cosmetics empire, philanthropic foundation and a backstory laced with myth.






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Indigenous voices on old-school language cards preserved in Miriwoong digitisation project

The decades-old voices of people teaching and learning the Miriwoong language are preserved in a unique collection of magnetic strip cards.






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'Everyone's on tenterhooks waiting to see what happens' as bushfires surround Geeveston, Tasmania

Temperatures in parts of NSW are expected to exceed 40 degrees including the outskirts of Sydney.




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Farmers watching their cattle being washed away in floods, says Rural Aid CEO

Farms across North Queensland have suffered stock and crop losses of up to 50 per cent in the wake of unprecedented flooding.





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Teenagers talk about their experiences receiving unwanted nudes



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Regional-first Family Drug Treatment Court launches in Shepparton after three-year pilot

A specialist family drug court is set up for the first time in regional Victoria in a bid to address a horrific trend in parental drug abuse.




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Adani demands names of CSIRO scientists reviewing groundwater plans

Emails obtained under freedom of information reveal Adani demanded the names of all federal agency scientists reviewing its contentious groundwater plans so it could check if they were "anti-coal" activists.





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Unexploded WWII shells mistaken for 'safe' bookends require police presence at Northern Territory airport

When Dave Suter donated the 'innocuous' wartime artefacts he had once used as bookends, he was shocked to learn they were unexploded WWII bombs.




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French reporter Hugo Clement questions 'unfair' arrest, says it will feature in documentary

Prominent French journalist Hugo Clement says his arrest in north Queensland this week will now feature heavily in the documentary he is filming, with the incident sparking a strong international reaction.





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Campfire at the anti-Adani camp




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Townsville flood repair delays leave hundreds displaced six months on

Townsville resident Bronwyn Creedy says she feels like a "first-world refugee" after six months of living away from her flood-ravaged home, and hundreds of people are in a similar position.




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Footage shows police scuffle with young girl at Charters Towers

Queensland Police says the action of both police and those involved were being reviewed by Ethical Standards Command.



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Townsville's Ross River is the site of a third drowning in six months

Police say a group of children were playing at Townsville's Ross River Park when the twin girls from the Congo went into the water near a place where two brothers, aged three and five, died in February.




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Cowboys forward Matt Scott recovering after mild stroke during final season before retirement

The North Queensland Cowboys prop Matt Scott who is due to retire at the end of the season is in a Brisbane hospital after suffering a mild stroke on Sunday.